WORLD CUP fans were seething after the second showdown of the tournament was played in front of huge amounts of empty seats.
Having already seen , South Korea and Czechia locked horns in Guadalajara.
Fans hit out after spotting swathes of empty seats during Czechia’s clash with South Korea Credit: Reuters
It came after Fifa have been criticised for ticket prices Credit: Getty
But found some World Cup venues have sold less than half of their tickets because of the sky-high prices.
Fifa have come under fire and are facing legal action from New York, New Jersey and California, along with Congress.
On the eve of the tournament, close to 180,000 tickets were still listed across official resale portals.
Prices for England tickets have in a desperate last-ditch attempt to find buyers.
And fuming fans raced onto social media when they spotted South Korea’s clash with Czechia was not a sell-out.
One said: “So many empty seats at this World Cup game… wonder why that is?“
Another added: “The amount of empty seats is simply insane. Very poor from Fifa.”
A third noted: “Literally on day one of the World Cup there are lots of empty seats.
“The resale shenanigans didn’t turn out so good, eh? That’s what happens when you drive prices up to the point of insanity.”
A fourth chimed in: “First time in my life I’m seeing this many empty seats at a World Cup game. Is this gonna be the worst World Cup ever?”
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